Car-roof.



' P. H. MURPHY.

GAR ROOF.

APPLiOATION FILED SEP'LZ 3, 1907. I 929,23 Patented July 27, 1909.

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1. H. MURPHY.

GAR ROOF.

APPLIOATION II-LED SEPT. 23, 1907.

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P. H. MURPHY.

OAR ROOF.

APPLICATION nun snrr.2a, 1907.

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PETER H. M RPHY, or sun LOUIS, MISSOURI.

GAB-ROOF.

Application filed'september 23, 1907. Serial No. 394,024.

To all whom it may concern."

. Be .it known that I,'PETER H; MURrnY, a citizen of the United States, and aresident'of the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented a newand useful Improve men-lin Car-Roofs, oi which the following is a specification.

present-invention to provide for the mount-'- of the roof in such away that, within c'erhei glllit of theside plates.

. other principalobj'ect is to rovide-an improved carlifne; to provide nove means for.

securing the ca'rline to the side plates and to attain. other' advantages hereinafter set 'foi'th.

consis -sin the construct on and arrangement jof parts hereinafter described and claimed.

'In the accompanying drawing, which 1 forms part of this specification, and wherein like symbols refer tolike parts wherever they occur, Figure- 1' is. a plan view 'of a carline embodying mytinvention and showing a portion of the ridge pole of the car; Fig. 2 is an elevation otmy carlinc, the end portion of the carline and the adjacent portions of the car being shown in section; Fig. 3' is across section through the carline and the adjacent ortionofthe roof on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

ig, 41 is a side elevation ,"and, Fig. 5 is a lan view-of the casting at the end of the car ine; Fig. 6 is a detail'orosss e'ction illustrating an outside-metal roofpositioned "at a distance above tlfe sideplate;'Fig. 7 is a similar cross section illustrating'my nvention applied to an inside metzilroof; Fig. 8 .isa perspective View illustrating the end member of the carline as made in two ieces; and, Fig. 9 illus- -.ti' ates another mod cat-ion.

The body of my carline is preferably coin gos edof a steelbeam 1 and a wooden beam 2 The steel beam fastened together.

Specification of LettersPatent.

-. above the horizontal member thereo Patented July 277 909.

is preferably of angular section and has its vertical member or'flange turned u Wardly f Preferably, the steel beam or angle plate is arched or inclined upwardly fromits ends, so that the middle portion thereof is highest.

Resting upon the horizontal member of the steelbeam or angle lateand abutting flatwiscjagainst the vertical member thereof isthe wooden beam 2. beam is secured to the vertical member of theangle plate by means of horizon'talbolts 3 extending through them. At'the ends of the angle plate the upper surface of the wooden beam is substantially flush with the top of theangle plate; butfthe-pitch or in' clination of the upper surface of the wooden beam is steepert an that of the steel beam or. angle plate, so that at the middle portion of the car, the wooden beam extends a considerable distance" above the angle plate. Midway of its length, the wooden beam is provided with a transverse groove or mortisp adapted to accommodate the ridge 0 e- 4. p In the case of an outside metal roof, such for instance, as that illustrated in Letters Patent No. 554,287,.granted to me under date of February 11, 1896, the metal sheets 5 restvupon a wooden sheathing 6. This sheathing consists of roof boards whichare preferably arranged longitudinally of the car, in which case they are nailed-directly.

to the wooden beam,- as illustrated in Fig. 2. In the case of an inside metal roof, such for instance as that illustrated in Letters- Patent No. 499,641, granted to me under. date of-June 13, 1893, the metal roof sheets 7 rest partly upon. purlins '8 that fit in mortises provided therefor in the wooden beams or fillers, As illustrated in Fig. 7, the inside metal r'oofisheets are covered with a Wooden' sheathingQ which rests upon purlins 10 that are fastened to the car ines; In both of thesecases, the desired pitch of the roof is secured without any considerable arching of; the .carline, and the continuity of the wooden beam is not destroyed by the m0rtising thereof to accommodate the ridge pole and the purlins.

It is obvious that-whether the roof is of the outside metal type or'of the insidemetal type, theme-tel sheets must cross over the side plates 11 of the car in order to properly tion the car-lines and streng't en the 'con- This wooden drain the water; In order to roperly posithe car. This end member comprises a;

.5 saddle portion 12 arranged to straddle the side plate of the car and abracket ortion 13 -arranged to be secured to the si e late and constitute a seat for-the'carline. referably, these two portions of the end member are made in a single piece, as illustrated in Figs. 4, and6; but.in' some cases, it may be desirable to make them of two rela' tively adjustable parts as illustrated in Fig. 8.

j The bracket portion comprises a vertical 'base 14 arranged to be secured flatwise ag inst the inner face of the side plate and a orizontal or "inwardly projecting portion- 15 of angular section conforming to the angular steel member of the body of thecarline to which it is rigidly riveted or otherwise fastened. The wooden bearnis also secured to the bracket by a bolt 16 extending horizontally through the bracket piece lower end of the: vertical base portion extend s'below the inwardly projecting portion of the bracket and is provided with bolt' holes for securing it to the side plate. All of the bolts are thus easily accessible.

I The saddle portion of the end member of the carline is arranged to straddle the side plate-of the top of the car. It comprises a orizontal portion whose outer end is turned screw 17 or other suitable fastening. device for securing it to the side plate. The inner end of the saddle is 'referably integral with the verticalbase of the bracket portion; but, 40

rate therefrom and rovided with a plura of bolt holes, where y it may be secured flat.- wise to said base at any desired elevation. In practice, the end member of the carline is of such size as 'to fit against the top and two sides of the side late of the car, whereby the carline efiectivel y braces the side plates. The steel and wooden members'of the carline act together as a beam in carrying the roof, that is, in transmitting the weight of the roof to the side plates of the car. The wide vertical bearing of the casting against the side plates causes the carline to act as a strut to prevent shrinkage. At the sametime', the

lapping the side plates of thecar cause the car ine to act as a tie-to revent the spreading of the side plates. tages are all elements of strength and rigidity.

fasten the wooden beam in place are easily accessible, so that the wooden beam can be replaced and other common re airs. made Wwlthout removing the side sheat g' orthe 6 side plates. The construction of the [roof 'the outside metal. roof is applied to thecar in as well as the intervening steel beam. The.

down and provided with a hole for a lag as illustrated-in Fig. 8, it may be made selpaity " sisting of a horizontal bottom portion and an upwardly extending vertical portion at the the angle thereof, said metal memherconjdownturned end portions of the casting over slstmg of a horizontal b mom and an uphese several advan' At the same time, the horizontal bolts which a wooden beam extending: 0

also has the advantage of securing a makimum amount of head roomfor the interior ofthecan In the construction illustrated in Fig. 2,

such a way that the roof sheathing rests immediately' on top of the 'side plate." This construction is particularlyadvantageous on railroads having low tunnels, as it permits the use of a high side late.

The' construction s own in Figl fl illus trates an inside metal roof located immediately above the side plate. t

In theconstructionillustrated in 6, an outside metal roof is located at adistance above the sidelplate. This construction in- .creases the head room in-the carwithout raising the side plates. i

In the'construction illustrated in 7 the inner member of the carline is adjustable, so that the bracket portion can be raisedo'r lowered relative to the saddle portion, whereas in the constructions illustrated in Figs. 2. and 6, the position of the bracket is-predetermined. Obviously, my device is ca able'of consid-i erable modification within 1; e scope of my invention,- and therefore I do not wish to be limited to the "s ecific construction shown and described. or instance, the end meme 9 bars may be made integral with the steel; bodyportion of the carline instead of being made in separate pieces. So,gtoo,'fas; trated in Fig. 9, the horizontal portion of the steel beam may be bent vertically to form the bracket member; or it -1 1 1 ay-be'bentflpwardly to form the saddle rnember, as fesired; p WhatIclaimis: v 1. A compound carline whose boldy consists of an arched angular metalmember a wooden'be'am extending substantially the full length 'thereofandfitting-and secnred'in the angle thereof, said metal' II11embI con in ed e thereof, said m r being l substantiall u iform cross section thr h'. out its length,

2. A compound carline wliosabo'dy icbnl sists of an arched angular metal member and t a wooden beam extending substantially the full length thereof and fitting andisecured wardly'extendingverticalortioii'atthe ed e thereof, said metal Inem er"b eing; -offfsu f stantially uniform cross section its 'length-, 'and a"wooden be HI above said metal member'fb whichincr'eases continuouslyto the middle thereof. f i

r 3. A compoundfcarline. whose. body: consists of an arched angularjniet'al member' ian full lengtht'hereof and fitting in the angle thereof, and detachable horizontal fastening devices for'securing said members together,

said angular member having a single flange extending upwardly at one edge thereof and being of substantially uniform section throu'ghoutits length 4; A compound 'carline whose body portion consists of an arched metal member having an upwardly extending flange and a wooden beam fitting in' and removably se' cured to said metal member by horizontal fasteners, and metal and members fined to said arched metal member, each end member comprising a vertical web,- an outwardly extending hook portion on the outer side of said I ing an upwardly extending ,flange and a 25 wooden beam extending substantially the full length thereof and fitting and secured in the angle of said metal member by horizontal fasteners, and end members each consisting of an angular bracket portion fitting and se- 30 cured to an. end. of said metal membe'n-a .vertical web and an outwardly extending hook portion on said web, the bracket being at a lower height than the hook portion. 7

' 6. A car comprising side plates and car- 35 lines whose end members have a saddle piece arranged to fit over the side plates, End a bracket piece constituting a seat for the body "portion-0f the carline, said saddle piece and said bracket piece having Vertical webs pro- 40 vided with series of riveting holes, whereby the-elevation of the bracket with respect to the side plate may be aried.

' PETER H; MURPHY.

Witnesses:

G. A, PENNINGTON, J. B. MEGOWN. 

